After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Jin Chu stood up suddenly.

"What did you say? Li Dabao is missing?"

With an expression of disbelief on her face, she unleashed a barrage of questions: "Wasn't he locked in a room by himself? How did he disappear? When did he disappear? Didn't anyone notice?"

Thinking of the physical pain and psychological trauma Zhao'er had suffered, Jin Chu was so angry that his eyes were about to burst into flames.

If she hadn't found Zhao'er yesterday, Zhao'er would have been nowhere to be found by now!

If his fate is good, he might meet a similar family, and perhaps Zhao'er can grow up without worries about food and clothing, but such situations are very rare.

More children end up falling into the hands of evil people and suffering all kinds of inhuman torture. The children become unrecognizable and disabled, and then have to beg and perform on the streets. Such children often die within a few years.

Seeing Jinchu's face flushed, her eyes blazing, and her chest heaving, it was clear she was extremely angry. Huizhen quickly grabbed her hand and comforted her, "Jin'er, Jin'er, calm down first. Don't be so anxious!"

Seeing Jinchu looking at her, Huizhen said again: "When I came here, Ernou's father and Fudan's father had already gone out to look for Li Dabao! Maybe they will find him soon!"

"There are mountains behind our village. If Li Dabao takes advantage of the situation and hides in the mountains, even if there are twenty more people, let alone just two of us, it would still be like looking for a needle in a haystack. It would be hard to find him."

Jin Chu showed a helpless and indignant expression and said weakly.

"Don't be too discouraged! Wasn't Zhao'er taken into the mountains by Li Dabao yesterday? Didn't you find him?" Huizhen continued to comfort her.

When Zhao'er was mentioned, Jin Chu quickly turned his head to look at Zhao'er beside him.

Zhao'er, who had been calm just a moment ago, now had his eyes wide open, his face pale, and he began to shrank and tremble again. He kept shaking his head and muttered under his breath, "I won't go into the mountains, I won't go into the mountains, I won't go into the mountains even if I die!"

This is standard post-traumatic stress syndrome!

Jinchu quickly hugged Zhao'er and coaxed him, "No, no, we won't go into the mountains anymore!"

After hearing his sister's repeated assurances, Zhao'er finally stopped shaking his head. Jinchu gently stroked his head and said softly, "Zhao'er, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, sister is here!"

After comforting her for nearly a cup of tea, Zhao'er slowly calmed down. Perhaps because of the medicine he had taken, the child slowly fell asleep leaning on his sister's arms.

Jin Chu carefully picked up Zhao'er, stood up and put him back on the couch in the inner room, covered him with a quilt, and then tiptoed back to the kitchen.

Huizhen, who was standing by, was stunned by Zhaoer's big reaction!

Seeing Jinchu coming out, Huizhen quickly stepped forward and pulled her sleeve. With a head full of questions, she couldn't wait to ask, "What happened to Zhao'er? When you came back last night, I saw that although he was not in good spirits, he was not like this just now."

As if she was struggling for words to describe it, she tilted her head and thought for a moment before adding, "It's not like just now, where I was terrified and felt like an enemy on every tree!"

Jin Chu sighed: "This is probably the fright syndrome that the old man talked about last night!"

"Fright syndrome?"

Huizhen screamed in surprise, and Jinchu quickly said "hush", then glanced towards the main room, signaling Huizhen to keep her voice down.

Huizhen covered her mouth sheepishly and asked in a low voice, "How long will it take for this panic attack to heal?"

Jin Chu shook his head. "It's hard to say. This fright syndrome can be serious or minor. A mild case might take a month or so to recover, but a severe case might take a year or two. Right now, we can only take medicine and rest. Don't stimulate him, and let him recover quickly."

"Hey, such a good child, how could he become like this!"

Huizhen glanced at Jinchu with regret: "Now I finally understand why you reacted so strongly when you heard the news that Li Dabao had run away!"

She glanced towards the main house and cursed again: "Damn Li Dabao, he has caused our Zhao'er so much trouble!"

Jin Chu was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is your Uncle Wang back now? I was so busy with Zhao'er that I almost forgot about this."

"My father hasn't come back yet. It was too late last night for anyone to chase him. He hasn't been to the capital city for a long time anyway. If we can't find him, he can go see my eldest brother after lunch if he has time. If not, he might just come back directly. It can be considered a day trip to the capital city!"

Thinking of her biological father who still didn't know Zhao'er's information, Huizhen didn't care at all and even had the mind to make a few jokes about her father.

Jin Chu pulled the corner of his mouth cooperatively and invited her: "You came here in a hurry, have you had breakfast yet? If not, I happen to have some here, why don't you sit down and eat together?"

"I've already eaten. Just eat your own food and don't worry about me. I'll wait with you for a while to see if they can find Li Dabao."

Jin Chu nodded absentmindedly but did not move.

Huizhen glanced at the food on the table and urged, "It's my fault for coming at the wrong time. Eat quickly before it gets cold and makes you feel sick."

Jin Chu responded with a "OK" and stopped being polite. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating his breakfast without tasting the food.

After Li Dabao ran away like that, the possibility of finding him again is very slim.

Jinchu actually had lost hope in her heart, but she didn't want to discourage Huizhen's enthusiasm, and subconsciously, she also hoped that this tiny glimmer of hope could make her dream come true.

The two of them chatted and watched the time, anxiously waiting for news.

Zhao'er woke up at noon. Jinchu didn't let Huizhen leave, and the three of them had lunch together.

After dinner, she asked Zhao'er to drink some medicine. After being drowsy for a while, the little guy fell asleep again.

The two of them continued to wait for news boredly.

During the conversation, Huizhen asked, "Jin'er, if your brother doesn't come back next year, will you still want to live in Aunt Sun's house?"

Jin Chu shook his head and said slowly, "Whether my brother comes or not, I will move out with Zhao'er next year. This year I will help Zhao'er start his education, and next year I want to take him directly to the provincial capital. There is a strong academic atmosphere there and there are many scholars. If Zhao'er is willing, I want to find him a proper teacher to teach him. This will free up my hands and allow me to do something I can do."

"If you really go to the capital city, you can let my eldest brother help you find a place to stay. Then I can come and visit you when I go to the capital city next time."

After saying this, Huizhen smiled and said, "Aunt Sun is a person who always has new ideas. If she can get out of this situation sooner, you can also get some peace sooner."

Jin Chu nodded: "I think so too."

"If you go to the capital city after the New Year, you can ask my eldest brother to handle anything. After all, he is a man, so it will be more convenient for him to handle things than you."

"How can I do that? Brother Wang is going to study, how can I bother him over such a trivial matter? Besides, we are both unmarried, so it's not appropriate for us to be too close."

"What's there to be afraid of? I think you're very nice, Jin'er. If anyone really wants to gossip about you, you might as well be my sister-in-law! You've seen my eldest brother before. He's the most handsome of the three of us siblings, and he has a good personality and a good brain. If you marry him, Jin'er, you'll definitely be well off in the future!"

Huizhen became more and more excited as she spoke, and her eyes looked at Jinchu aggressively, as if Jinchu would really become her sister-in-law in the next moment.

Jin Chu stared at the overthinking girl with a mixture of laughter and tears, then doused her fantasy with a bucket of cold water: "Do you think your highly talented and arrogant elder brother could be interested in me, an orphan from outside the country with no parents, no roots, and a younger brother?"

"No, my brother,"

Before Huizhen could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by another voice calling out, "Sister Jin'er," Wei Yue ran in, "Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu just came back, but they didn't find any trace of Li Dabao!"

As expected, good luck will not always be on your side.

Jin Chu sighed secretly, and the last glimmer of hope was completely shattered!